Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog

A short summary for them who are wondering about my MVP award and my contributions to the .NET Community:

Open Source Projects:

1. Asp.net Ajax Data Controls  - Super Hit!!!
2. Asp.net Ajax Exception Logging

Articles:

1. Asp.net Ajax Grid and Pager
2. Asp.net Ajax Control Development
3. Asp.net Ajax Repeater
4. Asp.net Ajax Exception Logging
5. Asp.net Ajax Web Service- Common Issues

Book Reviews:

1. Asp.net AJAX in Action
2. Asp.net AJAX Update Panel Control

Blog Posts:

1. Cross Domain Iframe Resize
2. Secure Url
3. Secure Cookie
4. Utilize ThreadPool in WebService
5. Performance Benchmark with an Handy Class
6. Check User Name in Ajax way
7. SJAX Call
8. Cancel a Web Service Call in Asp.net Ajax
9. Asp.net Ajax and VS2003
10. Combine Multiple JavaScript and CSS Files and Remove Overheads
11. Implement Yahoo's YSlow in your Asp.net pages
12. Create An Ajax Style File Upload
13. Asp.net Ajax UpdatePanel Simultaneous Update - A Remedy
14. Loading UserControl Dynamically in UpdatePanel
15. Showing Modal Progress Dialog in all Ajax Operation
16. Asp.net ListView - Too much CSS Friendly
17. Asp.net ListView - DataBinding
18. Asp.net ListView - Data Editing
19. Compress Asp.net Ajax Web Service Response - Save Bandwidth
20. New Project - Asp.net Ajax Exception Logging
21. Asp.net Ajax Web Service Security
22. Asynchronous Asp.net Page ( Do not Follow it ever)
23. Implement JSONP in your Asp.net Application
24. AjaxDataControls - Beta Released
25. AjaxDataControls GridView Part One

Forums:

1. Asp.net Ajax Forum : Solved around 200 issues.
   
2. DotNetSlackers forum : Active member.

If you are from Bangladesh, India and I think also from Nepal and want to become MVP. I would suggest:

1. Do some massive community work both online and offline like writing books or may be articles, participating in forums, newsgroup, blogging, creating few open source projects etc whatever that really helps the community.
2. Both Microsoft Employees and existing MVPs can nominate you. If your think your contribution is extraordinary and if you know any of them, you can ask to nominate you. Or
3. You can download a nomination form for South Asia region and nominate yourself.

The MVP award is announced every quarter and is based on previous year's contribution. If your name is not announced, wait for the next quarter and increase your community activity and apply again. The bottom line is you are helping the community with your exemplary contribution thus making the people life successful.